Sale reports / Mississippi / Brookhaven Livestock Auction / 2024-02-06

Brookhaven Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Brookhaven, Mississippi · Tue, Feb 6
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2117
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 238▲ 233 vs year ago 28 · +832.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 107▲ 76 vs year ago 2 · +3,800.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 36▲ 21 vs year ago 3 · +700.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good day, as compared to the last market feeder calves were 5-10 higher, slaughter cows 2-5 higher and bulls 2 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $304.59/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$304.59
87 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,434
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$31.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.10
vs MS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498313.891,56320
Medium and Large 3405311.041,26025
Medium and Large 2-3465309.001,4377thin
Medium and Large 2489300.741,47122
Medium and Large 1-2527282.001,48613thin
One grade step is worth $31.89/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale87 hd
304.59
—
MS average13 barns · 1,329 hd
285.49
+19.10
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,574124.011,9529thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,176115.611,36038
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42599.001,4111thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94382.4677810

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,575$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,2804thin

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Brookhaven Stockyard - Brookhaven, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—429275.94/cwt273.00–280.001,1847
SteersMedium and Large 1—245384.00/cwt384.00–384.009411
SteersMedium and Large 1—355362.96/cwt360.00–366.001,2892
SteersMedium and Large 3—490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
SteersMedium and Large 3—210330.00/cwt330.00–330.006931
SteersMedium and Large 3—364329.38/cwt326.00–337.001,19916
HeifersMedium and Large 3—535232.50/cwt232.00–233.001,2442
SteersMedium and Large 2—469310.94/cwt308.00–315.001,4586
SteersMedium and Large 3—423279.79/cwt275.00–285.001,1842
SteersMedium and Large 1—315372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,1721
SteersMedium and Large 1—420336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,4111
SteersMedium and Large 1—670259.99/cwt259.00–261.001,7422
SteersMedium and Large 1—710265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8821
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—527282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,48613
SteersMedium and Large 2-3—465309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,4377
SteersMedium and Large 2—428306.69/cwt296.00–314.001,3133
SteersMedium and Large 2—368352.15/cwt348.00–360.001,2964
SteersMedium and Large 1—510303.92/cwt300.00–308.001,5502
SteersMedium and Large 3—577268.69/cwt267.00–271.001,5503
SteersMedium and Large 2—546275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5027
SteersMedium and Large 2—683248.48/cwt247.00–250.001,6972
SteersMedium and Large 1—481325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5637
BullsMedium and Large 1—580255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4791
HeifersMedium and Large 1—712220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,56616
HeifersMedium and Large 1—286302.47/cwt301.00–310.008656
BullsMedium and Large 2—970144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3971
BullsMedium and Large 1—625256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 2—590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00570.42/cwt65.00–75.007082
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,4111
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,163122.33/cwt119.00–125.501,4235
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,178114.59/cwt108.00–117.001,35033
CowsLean 85-90%—91081.75/cwt79.00–85.007445
CowsLean 85-90%—95891.68/cwt88.00–96.008783
Bulls——1,470120.97/cwt119.00–123.001,7784
Bulls——1,170115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3461
Bulls——1,780129.30/cwt125.00–132.002,3024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0831,280.08/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2804
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,5751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 2—650194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2611
HeifersMedium and Large 3—580228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3221
HeifersMedium and Large 3—482244.32/cwt244.00–252.001,17825
HeifersMedium and Large 1—508259.95/cwt250.00–270.001,3212
HeifersMedium and Large 1—328309.67/cwt305.00–314.001,0162
BullsMedium and Large 1—488274.54/cwt272.00–277.001,3402
SteersMedium and Large 3—515265.10/cwt260.00–270.001,3652
HeifersMedium and Large 2—480265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2721
HeifersMedium and Large 2—440258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1351
HeifersMedium and Large 1—461274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,2634
HeifersMedium and Large 2—290285.00/cwt285.00–285.008271
HeifersMedium and Large 2—753191.00/cwt190.00–192.001,4382
SteersMedium and Large 1—610264.01/cwt260.00–268.001,6103
HeifersMedium and Large 2—358291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,0425
HeifersMedium and Large 3—390268.99/cwt268.00–270.001,0492
HeifersMedium and Large 2—345295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0181

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.